Maine Children's Trust

Augusta, ME · EIN 01-0492479 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Maine Children's Trust reported $14.2 million in revenue and $14.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.97 went to program services, $2.03 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.0% of the total. Government grants made up 98.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $151,981 (Executive Director). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 28% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14M

Program services$97.97 $14M
Management & general$2.03 $285K
Fundraising$0.00 $0

For context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.13 $18,535
Government grants$98.92 $14M
Investment income$0.95 $135K

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 274 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	98.0%	86.7%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	2.0%	11.1%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.00	$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	99.0%	94.8%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	98.9%	50.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	0.7%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$151,981	$245,814
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.08%	1.41%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	1	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	2.8	6.4
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	19 of 19	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$14M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $12M

Child abuse and neglect prevention in Maine through various community parenting education programs. Maine Children's Trust provides grants to a variety of social service and educational groups

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
Executive Director Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$120,312	$0	$31,669	$151,981

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Maine Children's Trust (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $152K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$14M	$14M	98.0%	$3.3M	$151,981
FY2024 ⓘ	$13M	$13M	98.6%	$3.0M	$133,195
FY2023 ⓘ	$12M	$12M	98.6%	$2.8M	$146,271
FY2022 ⓘ	$12M	$12M	98.6%	$2.6M	$140,983
FY2021 ⓘ	$11M	$10M	98.5%	$2.7M	$128,264
FY2020 ⓘ	$11M	$10M	98.5%	$2.3M	$133,384

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b19 · 19 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 512
Volunteers Part I, line 619

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Maine Children's Trust totaling $548 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

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Questions people ask

How much of Maine Children's Trust's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Maine Children's Trust reported that 98.0% of its $14.0 million in expenses went to program services, 2.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Maine Children's Trust pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Maine Children's Trust reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $151,981, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Maine Children's Trust get its money?

Of $14.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.0% came from contributions and grants (including 98.9% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Maine Children's Trust a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 01-0492479 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202630849349300918 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202530219349300913 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202420619349300107 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330869349300733 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221039349301027 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120369349300812 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 01-0492479: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.